The EURAM ‘Managing Sport’ Strategic Interest Group (SIG) is a network of academics, practitioners, athletes and sport officials whose interests revolve around aspects of internationalisation, professionalisation and commercialisation of sports in theory and in practice. The SIG functions as a catalyst for building and disseminating new ideas around the business and management of sport and sport related industries.

Roles and responsibilities

SIG chair - Anna Gerke (Audencia Business School, France)

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Programme chair - Birnir Egilsson (Molde University College, Norway)

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Harald Dolles (Molde University College, Norway and University of Gothenburg, Sweden)This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sten Söderman (Stockholm University, Sweden)

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Treasurer - James Santomier (Sacred Heart University, USA)

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The EURAM ‘Managing Sport’ SIG aims to:

Promote research and education in the fields of sports business and management in Europe, with special emphasis on international comparisons.

Foster an understanding of the role of professionalisation and commercialisation of sport on European economy and society.

Encourage the exchange of research results, practical experience, and ideas by contributing with academic tracks, symposia, kick-off activities and other events to the annual EURAM conference.

Support the development of international research collaborations with other Academies of Management and Sports Management Associations.

Disseminate research results through a variety of channels.

Awards

The ‘Managing Sport' SIG collaborates since 2010 with Emerald Group Publishing on recognizing the most outstanding paper submission to the SIG’s tracks and its presentation at the conference with a ‘Best Paper Award’. The award committee also selects reviewers that have contributed with high quality reviews to recognize their extraordinary efforts and contributions to make the tracks happen with a ‘Best Reviewer Award’ also sponsored by Emerald. The certificates are awarded at the ‘Managing Sport’ plenary session at the EURAM annual conference.

2018 EURAM Conference Reykjavik

o Best Paper Award: Pim Verschuuren (“A theoretical assessment of the adaptability of whistleblowing systems in international sports”)